Area Organization News – November 9
Bethesda Seniors Support Christmas with a Cop
The Bethesda Senior Association recently made their yearly charitable contribution to the Bethesda Police Department’s Christmas with a Cop program. (Belmont Senior Services Photo)
Barnesville Rotary Club News
October 7. Dylan Rogers, BHS track coach and Ryan Grear, assistant coach, were the featured speakers at the October 7 Barnesville Rotary Club Meeting. Rogers, a 4th grade teacher, recently completed his 15th year as coach. Grear is a former BHS Track standout.
The Shamrock Track and Field program is strong and consistent. In the past three years, the team has produced 17 individual OVAC champions, four district champions and nine members qualifying for the State Meet.
The newest member of the club is Kristina Estle who wear’s many hats including that as director of the Underground Railroad Museum, Olney Development Director and a grants writer. Estle was sponsored by Jake Hershberger.
October 15. Beallsville native, Salem, Ohio resident and photographer Ryan Boyce was the speaker at this meeting. Boyce is active in the Salem Rotary Club. He related his experience through Rotary during a trip to Ethiopia where Rotarians “learned the value of cattle in Ethiopia” where owning a cow is equated to currency and income for women in that country.
Rotary International is also involved in Ethiopia developing spring wells and water filtering systems.
Barnesville Kiwanis Club News
Kiwanis President Rick Clift and Jennifer Kreichbaum
October 21: Barnesville Kiwanis welcomed Jennifer Kriechbaum, owner of Ferrum Fit, now located at 130 East South Street as speaker.
Kreichbaum, owner of the business for the past seven years, said there are many advantages for members of the local 24-hour gym.
They include:
- Personal Training Sessions
- Silver Sneakers Classes – insurance funded fitness programs for senior citizens
- Youth Fitness Classes
- Adult Fitness Classes
- Red Light Therapy
- Infrared Sauna
- Tanning Bed
- New Security System
More information on Ferrum Fit may be found on the website, the gym’s Facebook page or by calling (740) 619-0086.
Kiwanis President Rick Clift, Carrigan Goodson, center, and Keli Haney
October 28: Carrigan Goodson and Kelli Haney, health educators for the Belmont County Health Department provided an important and informative program on administering Narcan / Naloxone to people experiencing an opioid overdose.
Goodson and Haney have provided the training and distribute free kits that contain two doses of the life-saving drug to hotels, restaurants, bars, schools, churches and organizations throughout Belmont County. The drugs are provided thanks to the DAWN initiative of the Ohio Department of Health. DAWN stands for “Deaths Avoided with Narcan”.
Goodson shared that so far this year there have been 120 reported cases of opioid drug overdoses in Belmont County. This figure does not fully represent all overdoses as some go unreported. Nor are all overdose cases fatal.
Narcan is available free of charge for Belmont County residents through the Health Department and can be requested on their website.
Kiwanis Treasurer Beth Linton and Yvone Verno
November 4: Barnesville Kiwanis welcomed Yvonne Verno from Faith in Action Caregivers of Wheeling to speak to the club about how their organization helps local older adults and individuals with disabilities get to and from medical appointments.
Verno said the organization is currently looking for volunteers in the Barnesville area to help transport locals to their appointments. Individuals interested in volunteering or obtaining more information on the program, please call (304) 238-9124 or visit the website.
Senior Citizen Newsletter Online
The monthly distributed by the Belmont County Committee on Aging is now available online free of charge to subscribers. The November edition may be viewed online.
There are four Senior Citizen Centers in western Belmont County:
Barnesville – 229 E. Main Street, Kay Driscoll, coordinator, and J.B. Flood, driver
Bethesda – 118 S. Main Street, Sue Hines, coordinator, and J.B. Flood, driver
Centerville – 44642 Main Street (Jacobsburg mailing address), Donna Steadman, coordinator, and Bonnie Borovich, driver
Flushing – 208 High Street, Maxine Jurovcik, coordinator; Lee Nichol, driver
Barnesville Masonic Lodge Scholarship Raffle
Each Barnesville Friendship Masonic Lodge #89 awards two $1,000 scholarships, one each for a Barnesville and Unio Local high school senior. The scholarships are funded, in part, by a raffle. Masons are currently selling raffle tickets. They are $10 each or three for $25. The drawing will occur once all tickets are sold, hopefully before Deer Season begins.
The drawing will be held after all tickets are sold. Tickets may be purchased from lodge members.
